Mercer Meadows County Park - Pole Farm District
Maidenhead Trail via Twin Pines Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 55 min
Maidenhead Trail via Twin Pines Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Mercer Meadows County Park - Pole Farm District near Lawrenceville, NJ. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Maidenhead Trail via Twin Pines Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 55 min
Elevation 187–231 ft
Out & Back · Mercer Meadows County Park - Pole Farm District
Trailhead: Twin Pines Trail · 40.30926, -74.75642
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Twin Pines Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Reed / Bryan Farm Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Twin Pines Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Maidenhead-Twin Pines, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Maidenhead Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Maidenhead Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Maidenhead-Twin Pines, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Twin Pines Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Reed / Bryan Farm Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Twin Pines Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM — 7 min before dark.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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